Heigh. Ho. Heigh. Ho.
For all of you with little ones, here's what happens after 18 years or so (in case you were wondering):
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. It spills over onto both sides, behind me, and almost out the door. We're off in a few to pick up the rented van, and then we schlep this all out onto the lawn, whence Hubs, the Tetris Grand Master, makes it all fit.
I stopped writing then and now it's about 2 hours later. The van is picked up (I wasn't happy with Hertz today) and loaded up. K and I stood there watching the Hubs pack the van in wonder. He is amazingly good at this.
And yet remains as weird as weird can be. Have I mentioned that before? Probably, but not in depth. On the way back with the van (we also dropped off K's car for service, so we rode back together), I wondered aloud if he had any thoughts of going to visit R while she spends a year in Wales.
He paused. He always pauses interminably after I ask him a question. At last he said that he hadn't thought about it. I told him it didn't matter to me either way, but I'd need to line up other traveling partners, so I wanted to know if he planned to go.
I knew he didn't, and I don't enjoy traveling with him, so it's just as well. He said that one of the reasons he can't go is that he doesn't have a passport. Hmm. This is a man who spends the occasional working day at some county courthouse, which is where you go to get a passport. Did he not know that? Of course he did.
He says he's never been out of the eastern time zone, and he can't imagine doing so. Again, I say: hmmm.
So he has no plans to go to Wales. Okay by me. I do. I may go twice. I want to spend at least a day in London and see the Globe Theatre that's been restored. I want to go to Ireland for a day or two. It's been a dream of my life since I was a kid to go to Ireland. I don't know why. I'd be happy to step off a boat, stand on the shore of Ireland for a minute and half, and then go. Well, not happy, but it would be okay. Ireland's always fascinated me. So I'm going. Somebody will go with me; I've had offers.
But tomorrow, the District of Columbia. It's a place Hubs will go: he went to college there himself, and he doesn't mind driving.
Anyway, it's in our time zone.
See you Thursday!
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